Mop holder



Nov. 22, 193s. wn. WELCH M OP HOLDER Filed My 1, 193e i INVENTOR. l Millian( lfflld-f ATTORNEYS.,

Patented Nov. 22, 1938 PATENT OFFICE MOI HOLDER William H. Welch, Muskegon, Mich., assignor to Geerpres Wringer, Inc., Muskegon, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application May 1, 1936, seri-a1 No. 77,313

6 Claims.

'I'his invention relates generally to mop holders. More particularly it relates to a mop holder which is exceedingly simple in construction and which includes a retainer element for conveniently and easily removably mounting a fibrous or fabric mop therein.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a mop holder which may easily and conveniently be constructed of sheet metal parts and which will inherently result in a structure which is simple and convenient to operate.

The present invention relates generally to the type of mop holders which are adapted to be mounted upon the end of a handle of suitable length and which include convenient releasable means for securing a fibrous flexible mop member thereto.

It is an important Object of the present invention to provide a structure of the type referred to above, in which the mop holder proper is composed of a pair of substantially identical sheet metal stampings which are secured together in their body portions and which together provide means for releasably mounting a mop holding element thereon.

Still another object of the present invention consists in the provision of a mop holder formed of a pair of sheet metal stampings, each of which has been preformed to provide a semicylindrical recess therein, such that when the stampings are secured together face to face, the recesses of the two elements will mate to provide a substantially cylindrical socket for the reception of a mop handle.

Still another object of the present invention resides in the provision of a mop holder which is Virtually tangle proof and which has no projections or undesirable angular corners apt to catch upon articles of furniture.

Many other and further objects and advantages of the present invention will become clearly apparent from the following specification when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved mop holder, illustrating the same with a handle mounted therein and a mop secured thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, front elevational View of one form of the improved mop holder, illustrating the mop retaining member locked in position thereon;

Fig. 3 is a transverse, sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, illustrating in detail the manner in which the releasable mop retaining element is secured in position upon the mop holder;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal, sectional view, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, illustrating in detail the construction and arrangement of the handle receiving socket in the mopl holder;

Fig. 5 is a transverse, sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2, illustrating in detail the upper portion of the mop holder and the locking hooks formed thereon.

With more particular reference to the accompanying drawing, the specic embodiment of the present invention illustrated therein comprises a pair of sheet metal stampings Ill and II. It will be appreciated that these two stampings are identical in construction, and, by reference to Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, it will be appreciated that these stampings are preformed in the longitudinal central portion thereof to provide semicylindrical depressions I2 and I3, respectively. It will be appreciated that when the stampings are placed face to face, these semi-cylindrical depressions I2 and I3 will mate to provide a substantially cylindrical socket adapted to receive a convenional mop handle I4, which may be formed of wood or other Vsuitable material such as is conventional `in the art. Y

It will be appreciated that the semi-cylindrical depressions I2 and I3 may conveniently be made suiciently large to receive a mop handle of substantially uniform diameter throughout and consequently prevent danger of fracture of the mop handle at the point Where it joins the mop holder. The handle is retained securely in the cylindrical socket formed by these depressions by deforming thev walls thereof as shown at I9 after the handle has been inserted.

At the time the stampings I and II are formed, the front marginal edges thereof are flared outwardly to provide flanges I and I6 respectively, which extend throughout the entire transverse Width of the holder at the front thereof, the purpose and function of which will hereinafter become more clear. The extremities of each of the stampings are preformed to provide offset ars I'I and I8, respectively. In its base portion, each of the stampings is provided with a reversely bent, integrally formed ear 20, which constitutes a hook adjacent the handle receiving recess in each of the stampings, and which serves to lock the mop retaining member, hereinafter described, in position.

'I'he stampings IIJ and II may be secured face to face by means of spot welding at the points 22, and it will be seen that these stampings now provide a substantially unitary structure, including a cylindrical mop handle receiving socket formed by the semi-cylindrical depressions I2 and I3. It will be seen that the forward portions of this stamping, on which the flanges I5 and I6 have been formed, provide a grooved structure atV the front of the mop holder in order to receive and engage the base portion of the flexible mop which is mounted thereon. The

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these pins serve to provide means for mounting the mop retaining element on the holder. A Y Y While it will be appreciated that many and Various types of mop retaining elements may be utilized in connection with the holder de-r scribed above, it has been found particularly desirable to utilize a holder element of the type disclosed in the drawing. This comprises a length of relatively heavy wire or rod, which is preformedat oneof itsends to provide an open 'hook 2T, which may easily be hooked around one or the other of the pins 25 and 26. This wire extends outwardly from the pin 25.and is bent at an acute angle back on itself-across the forward portion of the mop holder to a lpoint substantially past the pin 26 on theV opposite side thereof. Here it is again reversely bent on itself and preformed to provide a notch vwhich will engage the pin 26. This notch 29 may be formed in any suitable manner and is illustrated as formed as a result of a sinuous bending of the wire. The mop retaining element extends'up- Wardly toward the shank of the mop holder and in its upper end is provided with a portion 30 which is adapted to seat in one of the hooks 20. The forward portion of the wire, which extends across the front of the mop holder, is preferably arcuately curved, so that the wire as a whole has a tendency tolie on an .arc curved toward the flared flanges I5 and I6, in order that when a mop is retained on the wire, the base of the mop will be resiliently urged into the groove formed by these flanges, consequently permanently and securely positioning Vthe mop with The wire from whichv the mop retaining element is formed is preferably tensioned, in order that the notch 29 will resiliently engage the pinV 26 and will be locked in engagement therewith when the upper end 3D thereof is sprung inward and hooked under the hook 20.

It will be appreciated that when it is desired to remove the mop, the end 3U of the wire may be unhooked from the hook 20 in which it'is seated and the wire may then be sprung outwardly to disengage the notch 29A from the Vpin 26. It will be clear that the mop retaining element then may be swung around Ythe pin 25, as a pivot, and the mop may be bodily removed therefrom. due to the fact that the stampings I0 and II, which constitute the mop holder, are identical in construction, the mop retaining element may be conveniently operated in the reverse-position by hooking the hooked end 21 thereof around the pin 26 and it will then be seen that the-notched portion 29 thereof will engage the pin 25- and the upper end 30 will be hooked under the opposite hook 20. A

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that ing element may be easily and conveniently removed When desired. I j

It will likewise be appreciated that It will be appreciated that while but one embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, many other and further modifications thereof, falling within the scope of the subjoined claims, will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A. mop holder comprising a pair of like stampings mating in their body portions and secured together, said Vstampings being preformed to provide therebetween a socket for receiving a handle, portions of the marginal edges of said stampings being spaced to provide recesses, a pin interconnecting said stampings in each of said recesses, a mop retaining element having one end anchored on one of said pins and a portion engaging the other of said pins andrmeans for anchoring the opposite end 0f said mop retaining element to one of said stampings.

2. A mop holder comprising a pair of like stampings mating in their body portions and secured together, said stampings being preformed to provide ears at the extremities thereof, said ears together providing recesses, a pin interconnecting said stampings in each of said recesses, a mop retaining element having one end anchored on one of said pins and a portion engaging the other of said pins and means for anchoring the opposite end of said mop retaining element to one of said stampings.

3. A mop holder comprising a pair of like stampings mating in their body portions and secured together, portions of the marginal edges of said stampings being spaced to provide recesses, a pin interconnecting said stampings in each of said recesses, a mop retaining element pivotally engaging one of said pins and resiliently engaging the other, and means for anchoring said mop retaining element in position with respect to said stampings.

4. A mop holder comprising a pair of like stampings mating` in their body portions and secured together, said stampings being preformed to provide recesses therebetween in the extremities thereof, a pin interconnecting said stampings in each of said recesses, and a mop retaining element pivotally anchored to one of said pins and in engagement with the other of said pins, and means on one of said stampings for locking said mop retaining element in position I with respect thereto.

5. A mop holder'comprising a pair of like stampings mating in their body portions and secured together, portions of the marginal edges of said stampings being spaced to provide recesses, a pin interconnecting said stampings in each of said recesses, a mop retaining element anchored to one of said pins and having a portion adapted to engage the other of said pins, and means on each of said stampings for locking said mop retaining element in position thereon.

6. A mop holder comprising a pair of identical sheet metal stampings preformed to provide spaced ears in the extremities thereof, pins in terconnecting said ears, a hook on each of said stampings, a mop retaining element pivotally connected to one of said pins engaging the other of said pins and seated in one of said hooks, whereby the position of said mop retaining element may be reversed.

WILLIAM H. WELCH. 

